Tuberculosis/ TB in Romania
TB is
the biggest infectious killer disease in the world and it is on the increase.
We are facing a global emergency which seldom hits the headlines.
| Romania has the
highest tuberculosis rate in Europe. |
Its
chief victims are young adults many of whom are men who are usually the
breadwinners for their extended Romanian families.
So it doesn't just affect its immediate victims. TB also threatens
the well being of thousands of children.
Despite
this, we seem to be the only aid group seriously funding the fight against TB
in Romania. Romania has the worst incidence of TB in Europe. It has 30,000
active cases a year. (Albania has 600...) We are working with the
WHO to improve cure rates, especially in the poorest rural areas, by ensuring
local doctors are adequately trained and motivated to fight the spread of this
terrible disease.
| ... the
Ministry of Health have recieved financial and technical support from the World
Bank, the Relief Fund for Romania and WHO... Harvard
Medical School / Open Society Institute
Review
of TB Control Programmes |
We fund the national coordination of the current TB training and
treatment programme in Romania, by working directly with
The National Institute of Tuberculosis (The Romanian government's
health budget has been too low to meaningfully address the problems
of training and data collection).
Using our office equipment, internet
data collection system, travel grants and operating funds, the leading Romanian
experts are re-training the health care workers and producing dramatic changes
in TB services.
The good news is that cure rates have risen significantly.
However, much work remains to be done to ensure this terrible, debilitating
disease is beaten.
If you would like to make a
quick secure donation to help
those in need in Romania please click
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Tuberculosis / TB in Romania | 
